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Document:
SP206
Date:
April 1, 2002
Author(s):
Editors: P. Balaguru, A. Naaman, and W. Wiess
Publication:
Symposium Papers
Volume:
206
Abstract:
Researchers and educators who specialize in the material science of concrete will find a lot to interest and challenge them in this Symposium Publication. It contains 35 papers presented at a symposium honoring Surendra P. Shah, Director, Center for Advanced Cement-Based Materials, Northwestern University. Shah has made many contributions to the knowledge of concrete material science, fracture mechanics, high-performance concrete, and fiber-reinforced concrete—all subjects that were covered at the symposium. Topics for the presented papers include: • Advances in fatigue and fracture; • Creep, shrinkage, and early-age cracking; and • Laminated and fiber reinforced cement composites. The last group of papers covers the future of research and education in concrete, with topics ranging from fracture mechanics applications for concrete to sustainable development for concrete. Thus, SP-206 examines the past, present, and future of concrete material science. Note: The individual papers are also available as .pdf downloads.. Please click on the following link to view the papers available, or call 248.848.3800 to order. SP206
DOI:
10.14359/14015
SP206-35
K. P. Chong
Mechanics and materials are essential elements in all of the transcendent techynologies in the twenty first century and in the New Economy. Information technology and biotechnology. Research opportunities and challenges in theoretical and applied mechanics as well as engineering materials, including cement-based materials, in the exciting information age are presented and discussed.
10.14359/12276
SP206-34
D. C. Jansen
In most curricula, students have numerous opportunities to work as part of a team, but they are seldom instructed on how to function as part of a team, a valuable skill in the corporate environment. As part of a larger initiative to develop five fundamental skills, Tufts University's School of Engineering has implemented a program to introduce teamwork skills to all engineering students. This program is designed to develop good habits for functioning as part of a team. In context of the work being presented, the team working skills were introduced into a sophomore level civil entgineering materials course (including concrete, of course!). Students were given two lectures followed by laboratory exercises to emphasize the teamwork concept of defining and working towards a common goal and not being so driven by the task. The students then practiced their skills throughout the course by functioning as teams in all their laboratory exercises and report writing. Through roper functioning teams, cooperative learning is promoted, and students learn the material beeter and more efficiently. Team performances were periodically assessed. Overviews of the School of Engineering's five fundamental skills program and teamwork initiative are presented. Outcomes from the teamwork program incorporated into the civil engineering materials course were assessed at several stages uring the class and are reported.
10.14359/12275
SP206-33
S. H. Kosmatka
This paper reviews the opportunities that the Portland Cement Association has taken to address part of the education needs of the cement and concrete industries. Addressed are current educational efforts and a review of how research at universities addresses both the educational and technical needs of the industry. A. list of concrete related web sites is included. Through education the concrete industry can meet the need for informed professionals who are necessary to sustain concrete as the building material of choice for this century.
10.14359/12274
SP206-32
E. N. Landis and W. P. Manion
An intoductory construction materials course was developed for first year civil and environmental engineering students at the University of Maine. Because it is typically the first engineering course in which most civil engineering students enroll, the course also serves as an introduction to principles of engineering aalysis and desing. We have adopted a materials science approach in our coverage of construction materials. That is, we emphasize how material properties are a function of their microstructure, and that we control microstructure through processing. We have found concrete to be an ideal material with which to illustrate this concept. Students are easily able to observe the processing-microstructure-properties links through laboratory and homework exercises in concrete mix design and testing. In the broader context we have found materials in general, and concrete in particular, to be excellent model topics for intoducing the general topics of engineering analysis and design.
10.14359/12273
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